folde

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse falda, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (to fold).

Verb

folde (imperative fold, infinitive at folde, present tense folder, past tense foldede, perfect tense er/har foldet)

  1. to fold

Further reading

Etymology 2

See fold (fold, pen).

Noun

folde c

  1. indefinite plural of fold

Middle English

Verb

folde

  1. Alternative form of folden

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

folde (imperative fold, present tense folder, passive foldes, simple past and past participle folda or foldet, present participle foldende)

  1. to fold
  2. to clasp (one's hands)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

folde (present tense foldar, past tense folda, past participle folda, passive infinitive foldast, present participle foldande, imperative folde/fold)

  1. to fold
  2. to clasp (one's hands)

Alternative forms

Synonyms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuldǭ, *fuldō. Cognate with Old Saxon folda, Old Norse fold.

Pronunciation

Noun

folde f (nominative plural foldan)

  1. (poetic) land, earth, ground
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
      ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.
      His path of exile holds in no way twisted gold;
      his cold body in no way earth's glory.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative folde foldan
accusative foldan foldan
genitive foldan foldena
dative foldan foldum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: folde, fold